Anti-Gay Activist Resigns Over Holiday With Rentboy

Ignitionnet · 13-05-2010, 13:03

danielf · 13-05-2010, 13:08

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George Rekers, the American anti-gay campaigner photographed returning from holiday with a male prostitute, has resigned from the board of the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH), the country's more prominent gay cure organisation.

Good grief. There's a 'National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality'?

speedfreak · 13-05-2010, 13:11

Maybe he was just doing some research to see if he could "cure" him

**Maggy** · 13-05-2010, 13:17

Seems like a rather confused and sad man to me...

**Hugh** · 13-05-2010, 14:11

I read about this last week - apparently his first excuse was that the young man was there to "carry his luggage".....

This reasoning was questioned when footage from the Airport Security Cameras showed the older gentleman pushing the luggage trolley (no, that is not a metaphor) whilst the young man wandered off......

punky · 13-05-2010, 14:25

I'm not defending him but this is hardly conclusive is it?

He is pictured arriving back from holiday with someone who claims he isn't gay but advertises as a rent boy. And we only have the rent boy's word that any sex happened and it could well be argued he has vested interests here.

And a bit convenient isn't it? He's not exactly A-list material but someone just happens to be there at the right moment to picture the couple arriving back on holiday?

I'm not defending him but no need to jump to conclusions either.

**Hugh** · 13-05-2010, 14:48

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Originally Posted by punky

I'm not defending him but this is hardly conclusive is it?

He is pictured arriving back from holiday with someone who claims he isn't gay but advertises as a rent boy. And we only have the rent boy's word that any sex happened and it could well be argued he has vested interests here.

And a bit convenient isn't it? He's not exactly A-list material but someone just happens to be there at the right moment to picture the couple arriving back on holiday?

I'm not defending him but no need to jump to conclusions either.

If you read the OP, it is not the rent boy who is stating he is not gay, but the older gentleman.

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Lucien said Professor Rekers told him he had had boyfriends before the trip but has refused to say he is gay.
"I actually asked him over the phone, 'Do you think you're gay?' and he said, 'no'," Lucien said.

You may find this of interest - Miami Times

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In his interview with New Times, Lucien didn't want to impugn his client, but he made it clear they met through Rentboy.com, which is the only website on which he advertises his services. Neither Google nor any other search engine picks up individual Rentboy.com profiles, any more than they pick up individual profiles on eHarmony or Match.com. You cannot just happen upon one.

punky · 13-05-2010, 18:33

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Originally Posted by foreverwar

If you read the OP, it is not the rent boy who is stating he is not gay, but the older gentleman.

I did read the link in the OP, but misread it. Flamingo Norah you're harsh aren't you?

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You may find this of interest - Miami Times

I think "interest" is stretching it. Likewise, I don't think being pitched next to a rentboy or going on holiday with one automatically makes you gay.

papa smurf · 13-05-2010, 18:53

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Originally Posted by maggy j

seems like a rather confused and sad man to me...

he needs therapy

cookie_365 · 13-05-2010, 19:31

To be fair, I know straight people who've been on holiday with a really slutty gay person without it affecting their sexuality.

Though it should be said that they didn't meet me through rentboy.com

budwieser · 13-05-2010, 20:12

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Originally Posted by foreverwar

I read about this last week - apparently his first excuse was that the young man was there to "carry his luggage".....

This reasoning was questioned when footage from the Airport Security Cameras showed the older gentleman pushing the luggage trolley (no, that is not a metaphor) whilst the young man wandered off......

"carry his luggage"..... Does that mean he carried his bag?

" pushing the luggage trolley (no, that is not a metaphor) " PMSL.

punky · 13-05-2010, 20:30

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Originally Posted by cookie_365

Though it should be said that they didn't meet me through rentboy.com

We only have Lucien's word for that.

Everyone's salivating at another Larry Craig esque situation but we're only hearing one side of the story. And the fact that he's not exactly a celebrity yet gets reconigsed, photographed and immediately his companion traced to an escort's website just strikes me as a bit too convenient. He could be a repressed homosexual but I think stich-up sounds more likely.

iFrankie · 13-05-2010, 21:15

Oh no, not again!, as someone said he could of been doing research, haha.

Peter_ · 13-05-2010, 22:28

Maybe he was on gardening leave.

frogstamper · 16-05-2010, 01:53

I love it when these pompous old sods get caught out, then out comes the ridiculous excuses.

Bloody hypocrite.